These were artists about whom little was known, and
little was writ. Sometimes they had just one album to their credit; sometimes
they had been active for decades. Their music was sometimes so melodic and
accessible that it seemed impossible that they hadn't become popular stars.
Sometimes it was so defiantly weird and off-the-wall that it seemed impossible
that their records could have even been released. Their only common ground was
their obscurity and the clouds of mystique surrounding the performers.